Judges could ban more dangerous people from New York City subways and buses under a budget proposal pushed by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
for people convicted of sexual crimes or assaults against MTA employees to include those also convicted of assaulting fellow riders and agency contractors.
“These provisions would encourage a return to ridership by reducing the likelihood of encountering dangerous individuals and deterring violent behavior in the MTA system,” reads aGov. Kathy Hochul is proposing to widen a state law allowing judges to ban dangerous people from public transit.
A series of high-profile violent incidents last year highlighted how dangerous riding the subways can be amid rising crime.urge state leaders to get behind the idea“I don’t see any reason why any violent crime in the system — if, you know, some of them go to jail, they should at least be not able to use the system and get in the face of their victims,” he said.
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